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7:25 AM ET, October 30, 2022

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New York Times:
Elon Musk Is Said to Have Ordered Job Cuts Across Twitter  —  The billionaire planned to begin layoffs as soon as Saturday, people with knowledge of the matter said.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk planned to begin laying off workers at Twitter as soon as Saturday, four people with knowledge …
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Insider:
Use of N-word on Twitter jumped by almost 500% after Elon Musk's takeover as trolls test limits on free speech, report says
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Antisemitic campaign tries to capitalize on Elon Musk's Twitter takeover.
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Only the GOP Celebrates Political Violence  —  In March 2020, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives posted a video message addressed to two Democratic political candidates that issued a threatening challenge if they passed laws he did not like.
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Associated Press:
Pelosi attack shocks country on edge about democracy threats
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Pelosi Attack Highlights Rising Fears of Political Violence
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague to All Members on Attack on Paul Pelosi  —  Yesterday morning, a violent man broke into our family home, demanded to confront me and brutally attacked my husband Paul.  Our children, our grandchildren and I are heartbroken and traumatized by the life-threatening attack on our Pop …
Glen Owen / Daily Mail:
MAIL ON SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE: Liz Truss's personal phone that was hacked by Kremlin agents was so compromised it was locked away in a ‘secure location’ as experts fear top secret negotiations and private messages may have been leaked  — Cyber-spies are believed to have gained access to top-secret exchanges
Washington Post:
Alleged assailant filled blog with delusional thoughts in days before Pelosi attack  —  The San Francisco Bay area man arrested in the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband filled a blog a week before the incident with delusional thoughts, including that an invisible fairy attacked …
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Michael Shellenberger:
Pelosi Attack Suspect Was A Psychotic Homeless Addict Estranged From His Pedophile Lover & Their Children
Associated Press:
Officials: 120 dead after Halloween crowd surge in Seoul  —  At least 120 people were killed and 100 more were injured as they were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital of Seoul, South Korean officials said.
Heather Timmons / Reuters:
Hate speech, online extremism fed Pelosi attack, terror experts believe  —  The frequent targeting of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by online extremists and political opponents likely contributed to the violent attack on her husband Paul, terrorism and extremism experts said.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Insider and Slate
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Politico:
Law enforcement agencies rush to assess new threats to lawmakers  —  Law enforcement officials across the country are scrambling to assess the threats of physical attacks on politicians or election officials in the coming days, according to two local officials and two other people familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Russia accuses Ukraine of launching a drone attack on the Black Sea Fleet in Crimea.
Alex Young / Yahoo Entertainment:
Kanye West Now Sympathizes With George Floyd's Family After Losing adidas Deal … The post Kanye West Now Sympathizes With George Floyd's Family After Losing adidas Deal appeared first on Consequence.  —  Kanye West is facing a $250 million dollar lawsuit from the family of George Floyd …
Jessica Huseman / Votebeat Texas:
In chaotic court hearing, True the Vote leaders found in contempt  —  Testimony from Gregg Phillips and Catherine Engelbrecht muddies explanation of how they acquired evidence used to target election vendor Konnech — and who helped.  —  After a chaotic day of testimony on Thursday …
Denver Post:
EndorsementsPlease, don't give your vote to Lauren Boebert  —  We beg voters in western and southern Colorado not to give Rep. Lauren Boebert their vote.  —  Boebert has not represented the 3rd Congressional District well.  Almost exclusively, she has spent her time and efforts contributing …
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
GOP New Hampshire Senate nominee repeats hoax that kids are using litter boxes in schools  —  The Republican Senate nominee in New Hampshire shared at a Thursday event the hoax claim that children are being told they can identify as anthropomorphic cats and use litter boxes in schools.
Discussion: Boing Boing
Kip Hill / Spokesman.com:
Patty Murray has 5-percentage-point lead over Tiffany Smiley in KHQ-TV, Triton poll released Friday … Sen. Patty Murray had a 5-percentage-point lead over challenger Tiffany Smiley in a recent poll of likely Washington voters funded by KHQ-TV, a gap that is within the poll's margin of error.
Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge:
Gitmo's Oldest Detainee Freed After 20 Years With No Charges  —  The United States on Saturday released the oldest prisoner who was held for two decades at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - after his arrest in Thailand in 2003 soon after the so-called “Global War on Terror” was launched.
Discussion: Fox News, Just The News and Al Jazeera
 
 
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Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Put your masks back on, please
Andrew Selsky / Associated Press:
US gathered intel on Oregon protesters, report shows
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli president tries to ease U.S. concerns about radical right ahead of elections
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
White House rejects promoting general involved in Capitol riot response
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Teens Turn to TikTok in Search of a Mental Health Diagnosis
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Lindsey Graham: Dem Senate Candidate's Fundraising Isn't ‘Legit’
Discussion: The Money Hunt
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Starbucks will get reporters' messages with union, federal judge rules
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

 
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